You，Mr。Intendant，arethemantodoit。YouhaveoftenassuredusthatyouwereabraveandpatrioticsonoftheTyrol;provenowthatyoutoldusthetruth。InsteadofleavingtheTyrolatthishourofitsgreatestperil，andsurrenderingittotheenemy，placeyourselfatitshead，protectitagainsttheenemy，andpreserveittotheemperor。[Footnote:\"GalleryofHeroes:AndreasHofer，\"p。103。]
BecomeDukeofTyrol，takechargeofthegovernmentanddefenceofthecountry。Asprovisionalduke，calluponthefaithfulpeopletotakeuparms，andtheywillriseasonemananddefenditsfrontiersagainsteveryenemy。RuleovertheTyrolintheemperor\'splace，untilhehimselfisableagaintodosoandfoldusagaintohisheart。\"
\"Whatyousayisnonsense，Andy，\"exclaimedHormayr，shrugginghisshoulders。\"YouwantmetobecomeprovisionalDukeofTyrol？Why，thewholeworldwouldlaughatme，andtheemperorwouldpunishmeasarebel！\"
\"Well，then，\"criedAndreasHofer，inapowerfulvoice，\"ifyouwillnotdoit，Iwill！Ishalltakechargeofthegovernmentandcallmyself\'AndreasHofer，SandwirthofPasseyrandDukeofTyrol，\'aslongasitpleasesGod！\"[Footnote:AndreasHofer\'sownwords。——SeeHormayr\'s\"AndreasHofer，\"vol。ii。，p。361。]
\"No，youwillnot，Andy，\"saidHormayr，gravely;\"youwillbesensible，onthecontrary，andnot，fromworldlypride，endangeryourcountry，yourfriends，andyourself。Bearinmind，Andy，thatyouwouldberesponsibleforthebloodthatwouldbeshed，ifyoushouldincitethepeopletorebellion，andthatyouwouldbethemurdererofallthosewhoshouldfallinthestruggleprovokedbyyousorecklesslyandinopenoppositiontotheordersofyouremperor。Bowyourhead，Andy，andsubmitaswealldo。IntrustyourandourcausetoGod;asitisgoodandjust，Hewillnotforsakeit，butrenderitvictoriouswhenitistime。\"